Flushing apparatus



(No Model.) 2 sheets sheet 2,.

F. P. GILIBAERTI. FLUSHING APPARATUS.

No. 563,161. Patented une so, 1896.

O o o WITNESSES: lAll/E/VTUI? g i I gyd zizofm ATTORNEYS.

ANDREW BSRIHAM. PHGTUUTHU. WASHINGIUN. 0.12

elevation showing a modified construction.

UNITED c STATES PATENT (DEF-ICE.

FRA P. GILIBERTI, OF \VOOD HAVEN, NEW YORK.

FLUSHING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,161, dated June 30, 1896.

Application filed ctober 11, .1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'FRA P. GILIBERTI, of Wood Haven, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to flushing devices for closets; and the object is to provide an apparatus simple in construction, in which float-valves are dispensed with, and in which the flushing-water will discharge under considerable pressure.

I will describe a flushing apparatus embodying my invention, and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a controlling-valve employed. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a check-valve employed, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of an air-valve employed.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a stand-pipe comprising a cylinder or tank A and connection a, with the bowl A In Fig. 1 the connection a is arranged horizontally; but in Fig. 2 it is arranged vertically, so as to adapt the device for a less space than is required by the construction shown in Fig. 1.

In the connection a is a controlling-valve comprising a casing B and a gate B movable between the perforated walls 1) within the casing which form seats for the gate B. The gate B consists of two sections having their meeting faces oppositely inclined and both adapted to slide laterally and longitudinally with relation to the stem b with which they are connected. It will be seen that one section of the gate is slightly longer than the other section, so that when moved to aclosing position the end of the longer section will engage against the wall of the casing, and then, as the other section has a short continued movement, the sections will be moved laterally to bear against the walls b and tightly close the ports through the walls.

The stem 1) extends through a bonnet b Serial No. 565,381. (No model.)

having a screw-thread engagement with the casing B, and to the outer end of the stem an operating-lever B is pivoted. The lever B is fulcrumed, between its hand-piece and its connection with the stem b, to an arm B ,extended from a ring B", rotatively mounted on the casing B, and the inner end of the lever has a spring connection B with an arm 17 extended from the ring B By rotating the ring B on the casing the lever B may be adjusted laterally to bring its handle to any desired and convenient position. The spring B is designed to automatically close the valve.

Between the valve B and the cylinder or tank A the stand-pipe A has a supply-inlet a, and communicating with the upper end of the cylinder A is a horizontally-disposed pipe 0, which connects with an overflow-pipe O, communicating with the pipe-section a between the valve B and the bowl A In the. pipe 0 is a check-valve comprising a casing 0 having within it a valve-seat 0, against which a swinging valve 0 is adapted to engage. The valve 0 is mounted on an arm or plate 0, having pivotal connection with the upper wall of the casing 0 and the valve-seat 0 is inclined downward and outward, so that when the valve is relieved of water-pressure it will swing away from the seat, leaving a sufficient opening for the admission of air to the cylinder or tank.

An air-inlet valve 0 is mounted on the pipe 0. This air-valve consists of a tube '0 communicating with the pipe 0, and a cap 0 adjustably mounted on the end of the tube. As here shown, the cap 0 has an interior thread engaging with an exterior thread on the tube. The cap is provided with two annular rows of holes c c and within the cap is a tapered plug 0 adapted to engage in the end of the tube 0 when it is desired to wholly close the same. When the cap 0 is in the position shown in Fig. 5, air will be admitted through both rows of holes 0 0", but the amount of air inlet may be reduced by adjusting the cap on the tube to close the holes 0 In operation when the controlling-valve B is closed the water from the supply-pipe will rise in the stand-pipe and cylinder and the air above the water will be forced out of the air-valve. When the water reaches the pipe 0, the slight overflow will run, through the V the same.

pipe 0, into the bowl A and serve to cleanse As the water fills the pipe 0, the pressure will close the check-valve and thus stop the overflow. hen it is desired to flush the bowl A the lever 13 will be operated to open the controlling-valve, allowing the water to discharge under its weight-pressure from the cylinder A, and as the check-valve is relieved of pressure it will automatically open and allow the entrance of air to the cylinder.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In aflushing apparatus, the combination with a bowl, of a stand-pipe comprising a cylinder or tank, a controlling-valve in the standpipe between the cylinder and bowl, an overplate adapted to engage with theseat, and an 30 adjustable air-valve connected to the pipe in which the check-valve is located. I FRA P. GILIBERTI.

lVitnesses JNo. M. BITTER, C. R.,FERGUSON. 

